debutante
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8.4
- noun
- /ˌdeɪbjuˈtɑːnt/
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debutante
- At the ball, she was presented as a debutante, marking her introduction to high society.
- debutante ball
- debutante cotillion
- debutante season
She's playing a mom of two of the debutantes.
- She's playing a mom of two of the debutantes.
- Don't wear a boring sequin dress or a debutante style dress just because you feel you should.
Examples
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Kay wanted to come out as a debutante and blamed her mother for not offering her a glamorous social life.
Academic text (1996) -
Since the mid-1900s, debutante balls promote family lineage as marriage-eligible girls are presented to society.
Academic text (2014) -
For my part, being a hero is nothing like how I fancy a beautiful young debutante must feel.
Fiction book (1996) -
They're mostly Southern debutante girls, I would say.
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The high school prom has served as a democratized debutante ball.
Academic text (2014) -
There may be speculation, but it's not as if you are a young debutante embarking on her first season.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've introduced you to two very nice young women, debutantes...
Fiction book (1991) -
She's going to debut, she's a debutante at the Country Club.
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She was an English debutante and heiress from the state in Norfolk, whilst he was a penniless refugee who spoke very little English.
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Among African American/Black upper-class girls, Jack and Jill chapters and other elite groups host invitation-only debutante cotillions.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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9.9
A young woman from a wealthy family who makes her first public appearance at a formal ball
A young person who receives a formal introduction to society at a special ball
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word debutante comes from French and is built on debut, which means 'begin' or 'first appearance'. So a debutante is a young woman who makes her first public appearance in society.